School of Pharmacy
The University of Mississippi

Dr. H.M.T. Bandara Herath

Posted on: August 27th, 2014 by
Principal Scientist in the National Center for Natural Products Research
TCRC 3043
662-915-1661
 

Education:

  • B.Sc (special) in Chemistry (1982), University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
  • PhD in Organic Chemistry (1991), University of Muenster, Germany/University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Appointment(s):

  • Principal Scientist in the National Center for Natural Products Research

Interests:

Dr. Herath’s interests include:

1. Isolation, purification and characterization of the biologically active metabolites from plants and microbial organisms and the total or partial synthesis of those active compounds.

2. Optimization of the activity of currently use antimalarial drugs of 8-aminoquinolines and determination of their mechanisms of activity and toxicity of this class.